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AP Sports WriterIndianapolis gets back on track with defense, running gameBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Frank Reich kept it simple Sunday: Run the ball and let the defense do its job.And once again, the Indianapolis Colts proved old-school football still works.''There's no question that this is a blueprint to...

AP Sports WriterGatlin won't take knee in exhibition race in BrazilBy STEPHEN WADERIO DE JANEIRO (AP) World sprint champion Justin Gatlin won't be taking the knee in protest this weekend at an exhibition race in Brazil.However, Gatlin said Friday that does not mean he's against highlighting issues of...

AP Sports WriterPackers' draft history includes Rodgers but also QB bustsBy STEVE MEGARGEEBEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK: QB Aaron Rodgers. When the Cal star took a draft-day plunge in 2005, the Packers scooped him up with the 24th overall selection. The two-time MVP has led the Packers to one Super...

NFL Network suspends analysts over sexual misconduct suitNEW YORK (AP) Hall of Fame player Marshall Faulk and two other NFL Network analysts were suspended after a woman who worked as a wardrobe stylist at the network accused them of sexual misconduct in a lawsuit.The NFL on Tuesday identified...

AP Sports WriterNo one is pushing Giants QB Eli Manning harder than himselfBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) No one is pushing two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning harder than himself entering a record 16th training camp with the New York Giants.The 38-year-old quarterback has always been that...

LAS VEGAS (AP) A Nevada judge sentenced former NFL star Darren Sharper on Thursday to as many as eight years in prison for attempted sexual assault in Las Vegas as part of a four-state plea deal that could keep him behind bars for nearly two decades. Sharper was ordered to...

The New York Jets' already suspect secondary will have to contend with the combination of Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown without cornerback Darrelle Revis as they look to snap a two-game skid on Sunday at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Revis, part of a defensive backfield which has already allowed seven...

Saints' Ginn hopes to play vs. Jets; Klein, Hendrickson outMETAIRIE, La. (AP) Saints wide receiver Ted Ginn says he expects to play against the New York Jets despite being limited by sore ribs in practice this week.However, the Saints have ruled out starting linebacker A.J. Klein and defensive...

The Latest: Chiefs say DA looking again at Tyreek Hill caseOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) The Latest on developments in the domestic abuse incident involving Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill (all times local):2:45 p.m.Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid says a local prosecutor has reopened a domestic...

AP Sports WriterChiefs sign Andy Reid to extension, part with GM John DorseyBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Andy Reid and John Dorsey arrived with the Kansas City Chiefs within weeks of each other, the coach and general manager given the massive undertaking of turning around a 2-14...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Byron Jones might have made one giant leap up the NFL draft boards Monday. Actually, make it two big leaps.On the last day of workouts at the NFL's annual scouting combine, the Connecticut cornerback soared 12 feet, 3 inches in the broad jump. That was 15...

AP Sports WriterCardinals' Peterson suspended 6 games for PED violationBy JOHN MARSHALLTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona Cardinals All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson has been suspended for the first six games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy.The NFL did not specify Thursday which illegal substance Peterson...